In the whole grain baking series, we are going to experiment with barley this month. I request you all to extend your support you have given for the past 2 events, whole wheat and oats. Barley contains twice as much soluble fiber as oats and also is a high-protein whole grain. Whole (hulled) barley is the whole grain. Only the outer indigestible hull is removed, leaving the bran, germ and endosperm in tact. Pearled barley which is most commonly found in the supermarkets is nutritionally inferior to hulled barley because most if not all of the bran and germ layers are removed. So pearled barely is not classified as whole grain. Nevertheless, cooked peraled barley contains nearly twice the amount of fiber as the same size serving of cooked brown rice. So let us continue to include it in our diet regularly.
